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hp 117a schwarz

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.9%), but a small market ($34K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 9Growth 95Conversion 59Competition 11Returns 96Price range 88Avg price 95Brand share 31Review moat 70Quality gap 47

Returns

Incredible0.9%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Growth

Incredible+111.1%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Avg price

Incredible€23.10

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great€12.28–€41.92

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Review moat

Good704.11

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Conversion

Good5.0%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Brand share

Okay86%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Competition

Bad86%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Market size

Bad€34K

€34K/yr · 30K searches

Signals Trending

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, hp 117a schwarz is a €34K/yr Amazon Germany market (30K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 86% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 53/100.

Data updated Jul 10, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

hp 117a schwarz market data

Units sold / yr
2K–3K
avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr
€46K–€58K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
5.0%
Avg BSR
#380
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
100%
Out of stock
0.0%
Avg brand age
39 months
Avg seller age
211 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 86% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

9 rising

Sellers

70

Top-5 brand share

86%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

86%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

9%

  • HP45%
  • INK4U17%
  • Meagiis10%
  • Yowell8%
  • Superpage7%
  • GPC IMAGE4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 9%)

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 31 weeks — +111.1% search growth over the last 90 days.
4K3KSpike '26Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26

Top hp 117a schwarz products on Amazon

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%15%€5K30%€10K45%€16K60%€21K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 9 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about hp 117a schwarz

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Qualität insgesamt27%

“Super Ware, alles bestens”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis20%

“Günstige Alternative”

Gesamtgröße20%

“Passt”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt7%

“Macht was er soll super”

Funktionalität insgesamt6%

“Die Toberkartusche funktioniert einwandfrei eine preislich angenehmere Alternative zum Original Produkt”

Druckqualität4%

“Hervorragendes Druckbild”

Farbe4%

“Cyan, gelb und schwarz funktionieren ohne Probleme”

Montage/Installation3%

“Leichter Einbau Preis O. K. Danke Gruß Franz”

Kompatibilität – insgesamt3%

“Das GPC IMAGE 117A Toner-Set ist kompatibel mit HP 117A”

Haltbarkeit1%

“Funktionieren zuverlässig”

What buyers complain about

Funktionalität insgesamt32%

“Funktioniert nicht”

Kompatibilität – insgesamt29%

“Inkompatibler Chip”

Druckqualität9%

“Streifen beim Drucken”

Benutzerfreundlichkeit6%

“Unbrauchbar”

Qualität insgesamt5%

“Müll”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis5%

“Trotz des völlig überzogenen Preises”

Patronekapazität4%

“Leider gibt es keine Möglichkeit zur Rücknahme leerer Tonerkartuschen, dadurch gehen viele Ressourcen verloren”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt1%

“trotz anderslautender Produktbeschreibung”

Konnektivität – insgesamt1%

“Zunächst funktionierte die W-Lan Verbindung nicht mehr”

Top return reasons

Kompatibilität – insgesamt38%
Funktionalität insgesamt24%
Gesamtgröße18%
Defekt Material/Teile4%
Druckqualität4%
beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt3%
Haltbarkeit2%
Farbe2%
Papierqualität1%
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis1%

Common questions

Is hp 117a schwarz profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €34K/yr across 9 tracked products. 1 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +111.1%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (53/100).
How competitive is the hp 117a schwarz niche?
9 brands and 70 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 86% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 86% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in hp 117a schwarz?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Funktionalität insgesamt, Kompatibilität – insgesamt, Druckqualität. The return rate is 0.9%.
What does it cost to enter the hp 117a schwarz niche?
Listings span €12.28–€41.92; the average listing price is €23.10 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 704 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.